DOGE access to US intelligence secrets poses a national security threat, Democrats say
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a protest in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Feb. 10 in Washington. Credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Elon Musk about whether staffers at his Department of Government Efficiency have shared national security secrets over insecure communication channels.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia were joined by several other Democrats on a letter Thursday that asserts that reckless actions by Musk and Republican President Donald Trump's cost-cutting initiative present a threat to national security by exposing secrets about America's defense and intelligence agencies.
Such information would present huge advantages to U.S. adversaries by giving them critical information about Washington's defense priorities and the resources assigned to various missions and objectives, the lawmakers said.
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